Taipei Representative Office in Germany

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Taipeh Vertretung in der Bundesrepublik Deutschland
Trú nước Đức Đài Bắc đại biểu chỗ
Taipei Representative Office in the Federal Republic of Germany
Agency overview
Formed1956 (as Free China Information Service)
1972 (as Far East Information Office)
1992 (as Taipei Economic and Cultural Office)
1997 (as Taipei Representative Office)
JurisdictionGermany
HeadquartersBerlin,Germany
Agency executive
WebsiteTaipeh Vertretung in der Bundesrepublik Deutschland

TheTaipei Representative Office in the Federal Republic of Germany;(Chinese:Trú nước Đức Đài Bắc đại biểu chỗ;pinyin:Zhù Déguó Táiběi Dàibiǎo Chù;German:Taipeh Vertretung in der Bundesrepublik Deutschland) represents the interests ofTaiwaninGermanyin the absence of formal diplomatic relations, functioning as ade factoembassy.

Based inBerlin,it also has offices inFrankfurt,HamburgandMunich.[2]Its counterpart inTaiwanis theGerman Institute Taipei.[3]

History[edit]

TheRepublic of Chinawas a winning power ofWorld War IIand thus dispatched a military mission to occupied Berlin. However, it did not re-establish diplomatic ties with either East or West Germany after the war. Its first in-official office was established in 1956 inBad GodesberginBonnin the thenWest Germanyas theFreichina- Presse und Informationsdienst( "Free China Press and Information Service" ), later in 1972 becoming theBüro der Fernost-Informationen( "Far East Information Office" ).[4]

In 1992, it became theTaipei Wirtschafts- und Kulturbüroor "Taipei Economic and Cultural Office".[5] In 1997, it adopted its present name.[6]In October 1999, the Taipei Representative Office moved toBerlin,and offices in Frankfurt, Hamburg and Munich were established.[4]There is also a Taiwan Trade Center inDüsseldorf.

Missions and consular districts[edit]

Mission Consular district
Taipei Representative Office in Germany Berlin,Brandenburg,Saxony,Saxony-Anhalt,Thuringia
Frankfurt Office North Rhine-Westphalia,Hesse,Rhineland-Palatinate,Saarland
Hamburg Office Hamburg,Bremen,Lower Saxony,Schleswig-Holstein,Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
Munich Office Bavaria,Baden-Württemberg

Representatives[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^"Diplomats, officials formally sworn in for new postings".Focus Taiwan.
  2. ^Büros der Taipeh Vertretung in der Bundesrepublik Deutschland[permanent dead link]
  3. ^German Institute Taipei
  4. ^abDie Beziehungen zwischen Taiwan und Deutschland[permanent dead link],Taipeh Vertretung in der Bundesrepublik Deutschland
  5. ^Die Entwicklung der politischen Beziehungen zwischen der Republik China und Deutschland,Taiwan Info,1 March 2014
  6. ^Women are just as capable: Taiwan’s representative to Germany, Hwa-yue Chen, led her team in promoting bilateral relations,Taipei Broadcasting Station,July 12, 2014
  7. ^Federal Republic of Germany,Ministry of Foreign Affairs

External links[edit]

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